Huawei has today announced the new Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro with Android operating system. The most interesting feature on the Huawei Mate 10 is the desktop mode which has been copied from Windows 10 Mobile. Ever since Microsoft announced Continuum support for Windows 10 Mobile, the other tech giants such as Samsung’s DeX, the company’s Continuum clone.

Microsoft unveiled Windows 10 Mobile’s Continuum feature a while ago, the feature allowed users to connect the device to an external display over the miracast or dock. Once connected, the monitor offers a PC-like desktop interface with support for mouse and keyboard.

Huawei has also copied the Continuum feature with the Mate 10. Called desktop mode, the best part is that it works without the dock, unlike Samsung’s DeX. The desktop experience is dubbed as EMUI Desktop and off course it is not as good as Windows 10 Mobile Continuum mode but still, it does a pretty good job.

How is Microsoft’s solution “far better” when the ecosystem has no apps? Granted the only time with Continumm I have is at a Microsoft store near launch of the feature, I don’t see how it’s better with the improvements and better app selection that Android has. Please, fill me in on that. Regardless, I’m happy to see competition in the space of phone as a desktop system.